The backup goaltending situation in Toronto this season has been questionable. While Frederik Andersen has turned out to be exactly what the Leafs want in a starter, it turns out neither Jhonas Enroth or Antoine Bibeau could fill the backup position appropriately. Enroth was unable to win a single game for the Maple Leafs this…

It was a rough outing for Jimmy Howard last night as he was injured during the second period of the Detroit Red Wings game versus the Tampa Bay Lightning. Howard was hurt after making an initial save on Tampa Bay’s Eric Condra. Condra hovered near the goal and Red Wings defenseman Nick Jensen, who was…

Jhonas Enroth has seen his time playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs expire today as the club placed him on waivers. Enroth was added to the Maple Leafs roster as a free agent this past summer in hopes that he could serve as a respectable backup to Frederik Andersen. Unfortunately, a string of poor performances has…

Roberto Luongo may have had a career as a quick-witted comedian if it weren’t for his goaltending skill. This past week, Luongo took to Twitter to display his humor with a couple of different tweets which had hockey fans laughing. The first was a tweet about the Oilers brand new mascot, Hunter. Luongo simply summed up…

We have been waiting around for news on new goalie equipment standards for quite some time now, and it appears that TSN’s Bob McKenzie has finally cleared things up a bit. Beginning with the upcoming 2016-17 NHL season, goalies will be required to wear more streamlined pants. This will be done in an effort to…

Per Elliotte Freedman, The Detroit Red Wings have signed their number one goalie to a two-year contract extension. The Red Wings organization has also confirmed the signing. Mrazek has signed a two year deal. $3.85 and $4.15 — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) July 27, 2016 Petr Mrazek and the Red Wings were headed to arbitration this…

After 16 years playing for six different NHL franchises, one journeyman goaltender has finally decided to call it a career. Jason LaBarbera played his final NHL games last season with the Anaheim Ducks and compiled a 2-0-1 record in five games. He has more to offer, whether it be in NHL or in Europe, but LaBarbera…

Dallas Stars insider Mike Heika recently held a Q&A session online where he answered questions submitted by readers. Heika, who covers the Stars for the Dallas Morning News, offered some insight into the goalie situation down in Dallas, and his answers were quite interesting. As you are probably aware, the Stars are using a two…

Rumors circulating today are suggesting that the Calgary Flames, one of the few teams looking for a new starting goaltender, are interested in trading for Semyon Varlamov of the Colorado Avalanche. The source is Renaud Lavoie, a hockey reporter for TVA Sports. He suggested on Twitter today that the Flames might be looking to deal for…

Despite plenty of rumors that the Carolina Hurricanes were in the market for a new goalie this summer, they have instead re-signed former Conn Smythe Trophy winner Cam Ward to a new contract. The two-year deal, according to GeneralFanager.com, is worth an average cap hit of $3.3 million each season. It also includes a no trade…